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Vivian Maier

Sherrick and Paul Gallery is pleased to present a collection of works by photographer Vivian Maier opening June 18th and running through August 15th. Included in the exhibition of 32 black and white images—a mix of street photography and self portraits taken between 1950 and 1971—are several newly released prints being shown for the first time. Entirely unpublished and unknown as an artist during her lifetime, and an enigmatic figure even to those who knew her, Maier has been posthumously compared to mid 20th century masters including Walker Evans, Diane Arbus, and Lee Friedlander. The images Maier captured on film during her decades in New York and Chicago while working as a nanny are a compelling glimpse into a definitive period of American culture; yet, like her celebrated contemporaries, her arresting visual aesthetic is a culture all its own and sets her outside the bounds of straightforward photojournalism or historical documentation. A prolific and eclectic shooter, Maier’s work is distinguished by a particular sense of intimacy with strangers, a fascination with closing the physical gap between herself and the people she photographed. Her images capture an entire spectrum of expression and gesture in an equally diverse range of subjects, from mink-clad socialites to homeless men—some viewed en masse from a distance in seemingly choreographed movement, or up close, oblivious to or ignoring her presence, or in some instances caught in the very moment of reacting to it.

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